Data Science Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description

As a Data Science Manager at SIXT you will own the end to end success of the machine learning products that set our prices and optimize our global fleet. You’ll lead a 4-7 person squad of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers, shape our technical roadmap, and cultivate the next generation of engineering leaders. If you thrive at the intersection of data science, product, and people leadership—join us and make an impact at worldwide scale!

YOUR ROLE AT SIXT

• You will lead with vision, provide technical and people leadership for our Pricing & Fleet Optimization product line, ensuring we ship scalable, high performance solutions
• You will own the architecture, design serverless and microservice pipelines that handle millions of pricing requests per day, backed by ML and linear programming models
• You will grow great people, line manage 4-7 Data Scientists and MLEs
• You will shape the roadmap, translate commercial goals into measurable ML milestones; quantify opportunity cost, run A/B tests, and unlock incremental margin across business units
• You will drive engineering excellence, champion code quality, CI/CD, observability, and a strong incident response culture
• You will influence at scale, communicate complex technical trade offs in clear, non technical language and secure buy in from executive stakeholders

YOUR SKILLS MATTER

• Enterprise Innovation: You have 6+ years building and shipping AI/ML products for large enterprises—ideally in pricing, revenue management, or supply chain optimization
• Leadership Excellence: You have 4+ years of engineering management experience, including mentoring ICs 
• Technical Depth: You have deep expertise in machine learning, linear programming, and optimization techniques
• Engineering Mastery: You have hands on mastery of Python (NumPy, Pandas/Polars, Dask, TensorFlow/Keras/PyTorch); and proven experience with serverless architectures (e.g. AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions), microservices, and event driven systems (e.g. Kafka, Pub/Sub)
• Agile Mindset: You are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast moving environments with evolving requirements. Outstanding written and verbal communication and storytelling skills
• Education: You hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field; PhD a plus
• Nice to Have: Prior work on dynamic fleet dispatching or price optimization. Familiarity with A/B experimentation and causal inference. Contributions to open source ML or infrastructure projects

WHAT WE OFFER

• Extra benefits Enjoy discounts on SIXT rent, share, ride and SIXT+, attractive vehicle leasing offers, and exclusive deals with partners for travel, tech, fashion and more
• Mobility boost We support you with a monthly mobility allowance of €20 per month for even more freedom
• Future security We contribute to your retirement plan and support you with capital-forming benefits to ensure you are well covered
• Feel-good atmosphere Stay active with our modern SIXT gym, various leisure activities like the gaming area or the SIXT choir, and enjoy our high-quality employee restaurant
• Flexibility Enjoy 30 days of vacation and a hybrid working model with flexible hours
• Giving back Take one day each year to volunteer at a charitable organization dedicated to supporting children

About us:

We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.00 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 350,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Get started with us and apply now!

Additional Information

About us:

We are a globally leading mobility service provider with a revenue of €4.00 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (taxi, ride, and chauffeur services), and SIXT+ (car subscription), giving our customers access to our fleet of 350,000 vehicles, the services of 4,000 cooperation partners, and around 5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,000 rental stations. At SIXT, top-tier customer experience and outstanding customer service are our highest priorities. We believe in true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Get started with us and apply now!